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Edna Pownall 1884 - 1968

Edna Pownall was born on April 23, 1884, and died at age 84 years old in October 1968. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edna Pownall.
Edna Pownall
zip code 20034
April 23, 1884
October 1968
Female
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  • 04/23
    1884

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    April 23, 1884
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  • 10/dd
    1968

    Death

    October 1968
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    Edna Pownall lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1884, in the year that Edna Pownall was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1919, when she was 35 years old, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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